The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-11-08

nuloerty ana pear? Would it hurt TO plant them
aiogether? 8. What is mulching trees when You
81 SCI 'heln out and how is it done? Would
peas between them TO keep the ground shaded?
we nave here sometimes vecy dry summers, and
thought the vines would keep the land cool and it
would help the trees, as all of them are but two
years old,
4. How would you plant strawberries to make
Cleln 90 WelR And what time must you set them
out and how close together must the plants be to do
wen? Should they be dressed over with any kind of
manure to make them bear well?
o have horse with little bumps on enc shoulder
about the size of peas up to birds eggs and they are
very sore. What causes it? Is it due to the collar
or noR What will make them goofY
1. Two objections to gully as site for tree:
one the absence OF soil, the other its wetness
III rainy seasons. The first may be obviated
by placing distractions at short intervals,
throwing In trash of any kind, and causing
SOIL to form and accumulate. The bottom of
gully may soon be made quite a rich place.
Inc other objection, excess ofmoisture, would
be fatal to some trees, but not to the apple 1t
grows well in damp soils (not spungv) and
rather thrives from fresh earth accumulatinq
around it. None of those in your list would
thrive in gully unless it be the mulberry, and
we are not prepared to speak positively
about it.
2 Peaches 20 feet each way. Plums Is
feet. Pears (standard) % feet. Mulberries
40 feet. Some persons plant trees nearer to-
gether than above, but we regard it as a mis-
take. Ample room makes strong healthy
trees.
3. Mulching is covering the surface
of the ground with leaves, straw or
vegetable refuse Of any kind. The effect is to
prevent the compacting effects of rain, pre-
vents drying of the soil, keeps it friable and
moist, cool in summer and warm in winter
Finally the mulch rots and manures the
ground. 1t is an excellent plan to plant peas
in orchards of young trees. Also of old, if the
vines and peas are not removed but plowed
under to enrich the soil. Orchards must be
cultivated when the trees are young, and must
be enriched when in bearing and crops of fruit
are being taken off.
4th. Have rows three feet apart, plants foot
apart in row. Prepare the ground thoroughly
if poor, manure it well; throw it into very
low, flat beds. Stick spade down, press it to
one side, in the opening left put the roots.
spread out fan-shaped; press the dirt back
firmly to the roots. If dry, water we'll If the
weather is not too dry, October and early in
November is the best period for setting out
plants. II not done before middle of
November, defer it till about the
first of March. Keep off runners
cultivate regularly, allowing no weeds or grass
to get foot hold keep up the cultivation I'M
til late in autumn. If the ground is well ma
nured before planting, no additional fertilizine
will be needed the first year. If the plants are
kept two years, it will be we'll to work in a
dressing of manure the second winter. AS
strawberries are very impatient of dry weather
at fruiting time, it is good practice just before
the blooms appear, and when the ground is
damp, to give the plants a good working, and
Immediately after, and before rain falls, to
mulch the ground couple of inches deep with
pine straw. This will retain moisture and
keep the fruit clean.
9Th. Without seeing, cannot decide what
causes the bumps.
W. A. Fl. ODaniel, Texas: G. w. W., writing
about the grasses of Georgia speaks of new grass
called Lespedeza. hope it is not like the Johnson
grass, hard to destroy.
Lespedeza, or Japan clover, as it is often
called, grew in this country before the war,
but spread rapidly and attracted attention
after it, and was supposed by many to have
been scattered by the army. Such was prob
ably not the case. New conditions then favored
its growth, just as some years certain plants
flourish and then almost disappear from view.
This is true of white clover, yetch, &c. Les
pedeZa is not a grass proper, belongs to the
same family as the beggar louise. Is an annual
and comes up every spring from the seed. Is,
therefore, easily destroyed, and is NOT pest ON
cultivated land. Indeed, it is a very desirable
plant farm, standing drought well and
affording good grazing, especially during the
late fail months, up to killing frost. The only
objection ever urged against it is, that it roots
out Bermuda and other grasses. 1t comes up
early in spring and makes such dense growth
To nj T11o rtu
later. 1t is widespread over the Carolinas,
Georgia and westward but the seed are diff
cult to gather, and we have seen none adver-
tised for sale Do not know the full address of
G. w. w nor that of Mrs. Kinard.
saw in THE CONSTITUTION of July 10th, where
Mrs. L. Kinard, of South Carolina, has vegetable
peach seed. Can you tell me her postofice address?
Cuthbert Ga: Some of your correspondents ask
for information concerning the Spanish ground pea
/ will state that from years experience CON
slider them the best ground pea ever introduced into
our country. With early planting they will mature
by the first of August and two crops be raised
on the same land in one year. Being a bunch pea,
they will lear closer planting than the ordinary
Georgia pea; and as they met1rein Clusters around
the tap root are more easily gathered than any
other pea An ordinary hand can gather ten bush
els per day.
raised this year about sixty bushels per acre, on
acres.
I consider them the best pea for our poor land.
D. J. JACKSON.
In Southern Georgia where the season is
long, two crops may be made in one season,
but in upper Georgia it could hardly be done.
We have grown them two years and find them
only a triAe earlier than other varieties.
w. L. j.
A. D. NJ, Hampton, Gave have q COW with
calf five weeks old; did well as far as we known, is
in good condition, on good pasture and well fed on
bran, cotton seed field peas in hull has pure water
and clean shed at night. But milk and butter have
tt bad smell, though every precaution is used in
handling, airing vessels, etc. Milking and all is
done by an experienced white lady. What is the
trouble?
1t is possible that COW eats some weed or
bush when at pasture, that causes the trouble.
AS grass gets old and woody, animals seek
other things. Wild onions are now green and
inviting and they impart q very disagreeable
flavor to milk. There is nothing in the other
feed you mention which ought to give trouble
g. R. j., Townylle 6. CT have horse four